- John Hansen
- March 7, 2011
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 9 — Boba Fett (TV commentary)
Back in the 1980s and ’90s, Boba Fett was one of the most popular “Star Wars” characters. I remember “Star Wars” Galaxy Magazine conducted a
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- John Hansen
- March 7, 2011
‘Adjustment Bureau’ is a romance story from the mind of PKD
Philip K. Dick is widely remembered for his unparalleled sci-fi imagination, and the latest adaptation of one of his short stories, “The Adjustment Bureau,” is rife with
- John Hansen
- March 6, 2011
John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 10 — Captain Wilhuff Tarkin (TV commentary)
Beginning the countdown of my top 10 characters from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (7:30 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), let’s start with No. 10, the
- John Hansen
- February 26, 2011
All 22 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 6 (1998-99), ranked
The cool thing about rewatching DVDs of classic shows years later is having my perceptions changed. In my head, I thought Season 6 of “The
- John Hansen
- February 26, 2011
‘Parenthood’s’ Sarah Braverman is no Lorelai Gilmore, and that’s a good thing (TV commentary)
Could it be that Sarah Braverman is a better TV character than Lorelai Gilmore? To even type that question seems sacrilegious, but I will say
- John Hansen
- February 24, 2011
‘Star Wars: Knight Errant’ has a hint of Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ saga (Book review)
Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” books don’t get mentioned enough as influences on “Star Wars.” In addition to inventing a planet named Korellia, only one letter off
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2011
‘Buffy’ Season 8 was an interesting, instructive failure; bring on Season 9 (Comic book review)
More than a decade ago, I declared Joss Whedon my personal god for creating “Buffy” Season 3, still arguably the greatest TV season ever. But one
- John Hansen
- February 13, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Mr. Sunshine’ (TV review)
Here are my first episode impressions of “Mr. Sunshine” (8:31 p.m. Central Wednesdays on ABC). (more…)
- John Hansen
- February 9, 2011
‘No Ordinary Family’ vs. ‘The Cape’: Which is the better superhero show?
Which is the superior superhero show — “The Cape” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on NBC) or “No Ordinary Family” (7 p.m. Central Tuesdays on ABC)? It’s a close call;
- John Hansen
- February 4, 2011
‘The Inside’ (2005) is stylishly dark, with great cast
“The Inside” was a deliciously, stylishly dark series that aired in the summer of 2005 on Fox. At first glance, it fits into the “X-Files” family,